BLAKE SHELTON TO RELEASE BRAND-NEW ALBUM – BASED ON A TRUE STORY… – MARCH 26 ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS

BLAKE SHELTON TO RELEASE BRAND-NEW ALBUM – BASED ON A TRUE STORY… – MARCH 26 ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS

NASHVILLE, TN – (February 11, 2013) – Blake Shelton announced this morning on The Today Show the release of his new album, Based On A True Story…, March 26, 2013, on Warner Bros. Records. Blake will also perform on The Today Show March 26. This highly anticipated new album features his current smash hit, “Sure Be Cool If You Did,” which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Tracks chart in its first week of release. “Sure Be Cool If You Did” is creating a buzz, with Entertainment Weekly calling it “ludicrously catchy” with an A- rating and Newsday saying it shows “exactly how ‘The Voice’ coach-judge manages to maintain his country cred while wading into the mainstream.” Blake will be heading out on a major headlining tour of the U.S. beginning July 19th in Virginia Beach, VA. The “Ten Times Crazier Tour” which features special guest Mercury Recording artist, Easton Corbin, and ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year nominee, Jana Kramer, will crisscross the country with dates through the summer. For “Ten Times Crazier” dates, visit: www.BlakeShelton.com/shows.

Based On A True Story… Full Track Listing Below
1. Boys ‘Round Here
2. Sure Be Cool If You Did
3. Do You Remember
4. Small Town Big Time
5. Country On The Radio
6. My Eyes
7. Doing What She Likes
8. Still Got A Finger
9. Mine Would Be You
10. Lay Low
11. Ten Times Crazier
12. Granddaddy’s Gun

ACM Awards co-host, CMA Awards’ Entertainer of the Year and three-peat Male Vocalist of the Year, Blake Shelton, is one of the "most versatile of contemporary country singers" (The New York Times). With seven consecutive No. 1 singles (twelve overall), Blake’s infectious multi-week No.1 hit, “Honey Bee" holds the record for the fastest-selling digital Platinum single for a male country solo artist. Another smash hit, “Sure Be Cool If You Did” off his 10th studio recording, Based On A True Story… due out March 26, 2013 on Warner Bros. Records, is starting 2013 off with a bang. Blake Shelton’s passion for country music and his commitment to mentoring his teammates from The Voice makes him an incredible ambassador for country music. Starting July 19 in Virginia Beach, VA, you can catch Blake live on his “Ten Times Crazier Tour.”

Warner Bros. Records recording artist and emerging country star Cole Swindell invited his Nashville fans out for an authentic night on the town to help him film the video for his latest single “Ain’t Worth the Whiskey” last night.

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